Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 1181 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantine I in the name of Roma from Thessalonica)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
333
Not before (date)
330
Comment
Coin dated ca. AD 330-333
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC IV, Thessalonica 187, p. 524
Preservation comment
Wear: F. One large marginal chip; minor scratching.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 38, no. 374, pl. II (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Constantine I (312-337)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
16.0
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.26
Obverse Description
Bust of Roma facing left wearing crested helmet and Imperial cloak
Obverse Inscription
VRBS - ROMA
Reverse Description
She-wolf and twins
Reverse Inscription
Above, ✴︎ ✴︎ ; in exergue, [S]MTSⲈ
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1181 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantine I in the name of Roma from Thessalonica).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1181>